September 2009

Property Development 101: Step 1

28 September 2009

A common first question we get asked by clients when considering potential projects is: “Is this project worth proceeding with or are we just wasting our time”?
The goal of this step is to understand whether the project you are considering has an Excellent, Good or Marginal level of confidence to proceed.
Note: If you haven’t already, [...]

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How to navigate this site

21 September 2009

Welcome to our site!
If you have visited us before you will have noticed that this site has undergone its own extensive redevelopment!
Our goal for the site redesign was to be able to bring you quality Property Development, Architecture, Design + Building related information faster and provide more opportunities for you to connect with us in [...]

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Quote: Alvar Aalto

14 September 2009

“Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to make good building art.” – Alvar Aalto

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2008/2009 HIA Award Winner: Surrey Hills Project

14 September 2009

Brutal Art Design + Build are the proud recipients of the 2008-2009 HIA CSR Victoria Award in the category of best Renovation $350,000 – $500,000 for our work on our client’s Surrey Hills project.
This award winning home is featured in the Top Homes 2008/2009 Housing Industry Association Awards magazine.

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Quote: Robin Boyd

14 September 2009

“This often brutal and always mercenary industry is, in fact, involuntarily guided at a remote distance by intellectual and artistic passion beyond its ken”. – Robin Boyd

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Project Update: Cheltenham twin townhouse development

13 September 2009

Delighted with their HIA Award Winning home renovation, our clients engaged us to assist them with their next property venture – a two townhouse development in Cheltenham, Victoria.
At the time of writing, these two units are almost at completion.
In the meantime enjoy a short photo journal of these units being built.

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Home Building Cost: The 3 critical factors

1 September 2009

How much would it cost to build my home?”
This is possibly the number one question builders get asked. Although there are several ways this question can be answered, there are 3 critical underlying factors that any answer must depend on.

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